Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt

Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt
Basic information
Location Homs, Syria
Geographic coordinates 34°43′45″N 36°43′12″E / 34.7293°N 36.7200°E / 34.7293; 36.7200Coordinates: 34°43′45″N 36°43′12″E / 34.7293°N 36.7200°E / 34.7293; 36.7200
Affiliation Syriac Orthodox
Year consecrated 50 AD
Architectural type Church

Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt (Arabic: كنيسة أم الزنار‎; Um az-Zinnar) is a historical Syriac Orthodox Church in Homs, Syria. The church is built over an underground church dating back to 50 AD. It is the seat of the Syriac Orthodox archbishopric. The church contains a venerated Holy Girdle that is supposed to be a section of the belt of Mary, mother of Jesus.[1] The church was damaged during confrontations between the armed opposition and the security forces in the 2011–2012 Syrian unrest.[2]

Later confrontations caused extensive damage to the exterior of the church.[3] The church was rebuilt by an extensive effort of the faithful and the Divine Liturgy was celebrated.

Other relics

This is the Syriac church's equivalent of the Cincture of the Theotokos of the Greek Orthodox Church and Girdle of Thomas of the Catholic Church

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Biographie de Sainta Marie". Syrian Orthodox Archbishopric of Homs and Hama. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Gallagher, Tom (29 March 2012). "Christians in Syria struggle amid violent clashes". Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "كاتدرائية "أم الزنار" في حمص تتعرض لدمار جزئي". Linga.org. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.


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